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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
Many Midwest streams and rivers have been straightened by channelization. The soil removed from the stream channel is often sidecast next to the st...
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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
Detritus consisting of leaves, sticks, or other organic debris is essential to steam life. This material provides food, shelter, and chemical con...
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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
The Blanchard's cricket frog is a declining species in the northern portions of their Upper Midwest Range. This species hides along muddy banks w...
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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
This rare Blanding’s Turtle was attempting to cross a busy highway, so I stopped and helped him cross safely. This time of year, many of the turtl...
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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
We all marvel at the beauty and acrobatics of dragonflies and damselflies. Less well known is that years of their life are spent underwater a...
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by Jennifer Anderson-Cruz
Got oxygen? Stream water holds less available oxygen than air. Water picks up dissolved oxygen (DO) where mixing occurs and when plants & alga...
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